Updated - Symptoms of a bad injector or fuel delivery? Help!
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Well, I haven't given up, but I still haven't found the cause of the rough idle.
Last night I did the following:
1) swapped the coil packs - no change.
2) Swapped the MAF sensor - no change.
3) Plugged the vacuum hoses connected to the fuel vapor canister (because I can hear the solenoid rattling sometimes) - no change.
4) Checked the wires and plugs again - all wires look ok and measure between 4k Ohms and 7.5 KOhms. All plugs were grayish white and the electrode wear looked normal but I regapped them to .060" again anyway - no change.
Since none of the plugs look to be oild fouled, or otherwise damaged, it doesn't seem logical that one injector could cause a lean condition for all cylinders.
So it still seems as if there'* a vacuum leak somewhere or maybe it'* a fuel pump/fuel pressure regulator porblem...
Last night I did the following:
1) swapped the coil packs - no change.
2) Swapped the MAF sensor - no change.
3) Plugged the vacuum hoses connected to the fuel vapor canister (because I can hear the solenoid rattling sometimes) - no change.
4) Checked the wires and plugs again - all wires look ok and measure between 4k Ohms and 7.5 KOhms. All plugs were grayish white and the electrode wear looked normal but I regapped them to .060" again anyway - no change.
Since none of the plugs look to be oild fouled, or otherwise damaged, it doesn't seem logical that one injector could cause a lean condition for all cylinders.
So it still seems as if there'* a vacuum leak somewhere or maybe it'* a fuel pump/fuel pressure regulator porblem...
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Originally Posted by Damemorder
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Test the fuel pressure like normal and if you get good results a deadhead test might be helpful.
Test the fuel pressure like normal and if you get good results a deadhead test might be helpful.
What'* a "deadhead" test?
That'* where you cover the return line to see what the pump can make. I went ahead and pulled my finger off the return line at 65ish psi. My pump can make 85+psi out of the car. See what yours can do.
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I finally found the cause of the rough idle and fixed it.
After checking and replacing other parts with no improvement, I replaced the supercharger base gasket and tightened the vacuum block on top of the supercharger and now the engine runs like it did when I bought it.
After checking and replacing other parts with no improvement, I replaced the supercharger base gasket and tightened the vacuum block on top of the supercharger and now the engine runs like it did when I bought it.
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